Olivia Jones captures the best of times, and the worst of times, highlighting the joys and contradictions of what impacts an African-American family of Southern roots. Civil Rights History – Community – Equality – Justice – Unexpected intrigue. The Olivia Jones manuscript captures it all and is waiting to be read and become a best selling novel

Twelve-year-old Olivia “Oli” Jones lives in the backwoods of rural Alabama, where she enjoys fishing and riding her bike. Her best friend Bartholomew (Mo) tries to help her make sense of her unusual life. They share a deeply wounding sadness that they bear together as only best friends can. Wanting nothing more than a “normal” childhood, when the opportunity comes to find the fathers they thought they were abandoned by, they chase it with reckless abandon. One hot summer’s day, they discover that Mo’s father is alive and living in a city several towns over.

The two friends devise a plan to find him without telling their mothers. When a sudden tragedy strikes, Oli is forced to continue the journey alone. With the help of Mo’s dad, who was her dad’s best friend, and a single pic, believes she’ll find answers to her own father’s whereabouts. This is a harrowing tale told through a series of flashbacks and backstory narrated through the brave eyes of the determined Olivia. She’s forced to grow up fast as she uncovers all the dark childhood secrets she wasn’t supposed to find out. On this journey, Oli grows into maturity as she uncovers details about her father’s angst-filled life that transforms all of their lives forever.